Northwest Local School District
Public
Regional · 7 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade
Public schools for Rush, Union, Morgan, Brush Creek, Rarden, Rarden and Otway.
At a glance
1,126Students enrolled
3Schools
7Towns served
$18,347Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs OH
Math proficiency44%
State average 49.7%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 57.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 85.3%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$18,347
per student each year · 10% above the OH average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,281’20
1,267’21
1,259’22
1,219’23
1,126’24
Students
White · 97%1,095
Two or more races · 1%15
Hispanic · 1%10
Black · 0%5
Asian · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools3 in district
Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 566 students · Mc Dermott
B-PublicNorthwest Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 247 students · Mc Dermott
CPublicNorthwest High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 313 students · Mc Dermott
CPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Washington-Nile Local School DistrictNile · Washington · $17,362 per student
Scioto Valley Local School DistrictCamp Creek · Sunfish · $17,237 per student
Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School DistrictFranklin · Jefferson · $16,313 per student
Valley Local School DistrictValley · $14,573 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.